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#CCCDB2

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #CCCDB2

#CCCDB2 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 80% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.1); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B3B2CD — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CCCDB2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green205
Blue178

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.6

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #CCCDB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCCDB2.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCCDB2.
12.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCCDB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCCDB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CAB0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CCB3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0C9C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCCDB2?

#CCCDB2 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 80% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CCCDB2?

Use black text. Black on #CCCDB2 has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCCDB2?

Its complementary colour is #B3B2CD, and analogous partners are #CDC1B2 and #BFCDB2.